It is well known, that the efficiency of the German industry is only surpassed by the ingenuity of German politics. SUVs and Diesel-Gate, arms exports and coal mining, VW and BMW, Armin Laschet and Annalena Baerbock. All of these are expressions of German drive and inventiveness, and will be lovingly displayed at this year's International Motor Show (the IAA Mobility) in Munich. Anyone who wishes to see what will move tomorrow can admire it … [Read more...]
This fire was set by Europe. End Moria now. Fight Fortress Europe.
A Beyond Europe call to keep up the pressure and fight for solidarity. … [Read more...]
Climate justice or brawl!
"Marx said that revolutions are the locomotive of world history. But perhaps things are very different. It may be that revolutions are the act by which the human race traveling in the train applies the emergency brake." (Walter Benjamin) The world is in flames and they continue to play with fire. Every day they dig up coal and burn it in their power plants, even though they know that this is the biggest source of CO2. Even though they know … [Read more...]
Minneapolis Explodes Against The Police In Wake Of George Floyd’s Murder
Re-post from Its's Going Down. The streets of Minneapolis exploded on Tuesday evening, following the horrific murder of a 46 year-old African-American man, George Floyd, at the hands of white police officers on Monday. In a now viral video, Floyd’s grizzly murder was captured on film, as a white police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck while he lie on the ground for several minutes, as an angry crowd gathered and recorded the killing. In … [Read more...]
Migrant agricultural workers strike in Germany
by Alice Claire, Christian Frings and John Malamatinas. Originally published in German on Analyse & Kritik. English translation by Angry Workers for Fever Struggle. The wildcat strike of Romanian agricultural workers in Bornheim shows that struggles are possible even under conditions of racist super-exploitation. Originally published on akweb.de. On Friday, 15th of May, some of the 250 seasonal workers of the Spargel Ritter company in … [Read more...]
Europe – Nothing but a shame – Statements by youngsters from Moria
For more than two weeks, young people from Fridays For Future in Germany have been on hunger strike. From the very beginning the protesters in Germany tried to establish a contact to youngsters at the Moria refugee camp. At a joint press conference on 19th of May, young people from the Moria slum camp prepared and read out very moving statements. Two youngsters from the small German town of Landau. Under the name "Colored Rain" they called on … [Read more...]
German asparagus tastes like exploitation – Update on season workers protest in Bornheim
Solidarity with the strike of the harvest workers in Bornheim (near Bonn)! Ultra low wages, mouldy food and no protection from Covid-19. German asparagus and strawberries taste like workers exploitation! On the ground report by Severin Marten, Alice Claire and John Malamatinas Hundreds of syndicalists and activists expressed on Monday solidarity with the wild strike of the Asparagus harvest workers in #Bornheim between Bonn and Cologne … [Read more...]
Day of Rage – Call to action on May 8th
Support the call for strike against racism, for self-organization and a beautiful life for everyone by the germany-wide Day of Rage initiative! Dear friends, dear comrades, We migrant self-organisations call on our siblings to join us for a day of enragement and a general strike on 8 May 2020. We call on people with migration heritage, Jewish people, BIPoCs and all people in solidarity to strike with us. Why the 08 May? The date is considered … [Read more...]